title: [Eccrine Porocarcinoma: clinical-pathological study of 19 cases in the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima - Peru].
abstract: In order to describe the clinical-pathological characteristics of the cases of Eccrine Porocarcinoma (EP) found in the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas (INEN), a cross-sectional study was carried out, including all EP cases recorded between 1998 and 2009. A revision of the clinical-pathological records indentified and a new reading of the pathology slides of the cases found were performed. 19 EP cases were found, the median age of which was 64 years (range: 37-98). EP was primarily found on male patients (57.9%) and was most commonly located on the foot (21.1%), followed by the head, thorax and thigh (15.8%, respectively). In one case, EP was located on the gluteal region, and showed an unusually invasive behavior and rectal involvement. We conclude that EP is a rather uncommon entity in Peru. Its most common location is on the foot and it affects mostly male patients for the most part.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Casavilca
authors.forename: Anny
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lama
authors.forename: Melvy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: Lydia R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Essary
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mantilla
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barrionuevo
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D057090:Eccrine Porocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*